2012-13 Budget Presentation

Dr. John B. King, Jr. Dr. John B. King, Jr.

President of the University of the State of New York

and

Commissioner of Education

January 23, 2012

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Fact Sheet of NY Schools

More than 4,680 public schools in 696 school districts

More than 1,800 non-public schools

More than 180 operating public charter schools

More than 3 million students

Of the approximately 2.7 million public school students:

48% receive free and reduced lunch

8% are English language learners

14% are students with disabilities

The scale of our responsibility:

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Statewide Graduation Rates are Up

% Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma After 4 YearsResults through June, All Students

46.5%

46.8% 60.0%

70.0%

79.1% 90.9%

65.8%

61.0%

49.0%

75.4%

83.0%

73.4%92

.0%

69.3

%79.8

%

73.4

%

61.9

%

46.9

%

52.8

%

93.3%

64.5%

New York City Large City Urban-Suburban

Rural Average Low Total Public2001 Cohort 2003 Cohort 2006 Cohort

Source: NYSED Office of Information and Reporting Services

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Our Challenge: Graduating All Students College and Career Ready

June 2010 Graduation Rate

New York's 4-year high school graduation rate is 73.4% for All StudentsHowever, the gaps are disturbing.

Graduation under Current Requirements

% Graduating % GraduatingAll Students 73.4 All Students 36.7American Indian 59.1 American Indian 21.4Asian/Pacific Islander 82.6 Asian/Pacific Islander 56.4Black 57.7 Black 12.8Hispanic 57.3 Hispanic 14.9White 84.1 White 50.6English Language Learners 40.3 English Language Learners 6.1Students with Disabilities 44.1 Students with Disabilities 4.7

Calculated College and Career Ready*

*Students graduating with at least a score of 75 on Regents English and 80 on a Math Regents, which correlates with success in first-year college courses. Source: NYSED Office of Information and Reporting Services

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Implementing Common Core standards and developing curriculum and assessments aligned to these standards to prepare students for success in college and the workplace

Building instructional data systems that measure student success and inform teachers and principals how they can improve their practice in real time

Recruiting, developing, retaining, and rewarding effective teachers and principals

Turning around the lowest-achieving schools

Regents Reform Agenda

College and 

Career Ready 

Students

Highly EffectiveSchool Leaders

Highly Effective Teachers

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Regents Reform Agenda: Our ResourcesLegislative Support

Your legislative support has been an integral part of the Regents Reform Agenda:

P-20 Data System

Teacher/Principal Evaluation System

Educational Partnership Organizations

Charter Schools Accountability and Expansion

Financial Investments Targeted for Education Reform

Race to the Top $696.6 million

Title I-School Improvement Grants $395 million

Federal Teacher Incentive Fund $40.5 million

Federal IES Grant -

Data System

$27.5 million

Public-Private Partnerships: Smart Scholars Early College Initiative $12.0 million

Federal Charter Schools

$113.3 million

State Capital Funds-

P-20 Data System $20.4 million

Regents Research Fund Fellows Program ---

$8.0 million raised to date

Nearly 94% of these funds are used for grants to districts,

schools and Higher Ed institutions

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Regents Reform Agenda Accomplishments The most meaningful reform of our schools in a generation

●

Implementing Common Core and Pre-K Learning Standards●

Launched Network Teams and EngageNY.org●

Taking a leadership role on the PARCC* Governing Board

● Integrated NCLB and IDEA Accountability Systems● Competitively awarded Federal School Improvement Grants (SIG)

to 10 school districts● Launched the School Innovation Fund (SIF) competitive grant program in 3 school districts

*PARCC is a consortium of states working together to develop next generation computer-based tests

● Signed data sharing agreements and MOUs

with SUNY/CUNY● Expanded data collection and improved data access for schools

● Adopted teaching standards and teacher/principal evaluation regulations● Awarded 11 grants for clinically-rich Graduate Teacher Preparation Pilot Programs

Curriculum and Assessment

School Turnaround

Data Systems

Teachers and Leaders

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EngageNY.org

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Teacher and Principal Evaluation: Building a System of Continuous Improvement

Required for all teachers and principalsAnnual Evaluations

Clear, RigorousExpectations

New York State Teaching Standards

Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards

Multiple Measures

20% Student Growth on State Tests or Comparable Measures

20% Locally Selected Measures of Student Achievement

60% Other (observations, student feedback, etc.)

DifferentiatedRating Levels

Highly Effective, Effective, Developing, Ineffective

Regular Feedback

Frequent, ongoing, and linked to professional development opportunities

Significant Factor

In employment decisions, supplemental compensation

Differentiated Rating Levels

Highly effective, Effective, Developing, Ineffective

Significant Factor

In employment decisions, supplemental compensation

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Funding to Support NYS Assessment Program 2012-13 $10 Million Budget Request

•Spending Not Complete

Key component of the State’s accountability system

Needed for successful teacher and principal evaluation system

A key measure of taxpayers’

“return on investment”

5 exams required for Regents Diploma (English, Integrated Algebra, Living Environment or Earth Science, Global History and Geography, U.S. History and Government)

8 exams required for Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation

More than 2 million Regents exams taken annually

Nearly 3 million grades 3-8 tests taken annually

The New York State Testing Program is critical to drive instructional improvement

General Fund support to sustain current exams

$8.5 M

Development of new English language arts (ELA) grade 9 and 10 exams $1.5 M

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Enhancing Test Integrity 2012-13 $2.1 Million Budget Request

Independent review of SED’s

procedures related to incident reporting and follow-up on allegations of testing impropriety

A report is due to the Board of Regents at their February meeting

Requesting $2.1 million

$1.0 million to perform erasure analysis

$700,000 for inter-rater reliability studies

$200,000 to support statistical data forensics

$200,000 to pilot computer-based testing

Beginning in 2012-13 school year, prohibit teachers from scoring their own students’

State assessments

The Board of Regents is committed to ensuring the integrity of theGrades 3-8 tests and Regents exams.

Ensure continued development of our testing program into a sophisticated and rigorous system necessary for meaningful education reform

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Critical Regents 2012-13 Budget Request

Assessment Program $10,000,000

Enhance Test Integrity $2,100,000

General Fund support to sustain current exams

$8.5 M

Continuation of funding from 2011-12 $7.0 M

January 2013 Regents Exams $1.5 M

Development of new English language arts (ELA) 9 and 10 exams $1.5 M

The 2012-13 Regents Budget Request also included continuation of funding provided by

the Legislature in 2011-12 for the GED program ($700,000)

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Tenured Teacher Hearings

•

SED’s

2011 legislative proposal (A.6225 –

Nolan/S.4629 –

Flanagan) would make programmatic and fiscal reforms to:

Realize cost-savings by aligning incentives

Control costs by authorizing the Commissioner to:

Disqualify hearing officers who do not meet timelines

Establish maximum rates for arbitrators and limit study hours that can be claimed

Reduce the length of time to resolve cases

Result in a net savings to school districts

The 3020-a system is broken – it takes too long and costs too much –and needs to be fixed

Fully functioning system is essential for reform

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Expanding Access to Higher Education

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Give undocumented immigrants the opportunity to access higher education by making State financial aid available

Our economic growth depends on a vibrant, well-educated workforce

Too many New Yorkers are denied the opportunity to the education

they need to fully participate in our economy

•

Early College High Schools are an innovative strategy to increase access to post-

secondary education for disadvantaged students

Accelerate completion of high school studies while earning transferable college credits

Education Equity for DREAMers

Act

TAP for Early College High School Students (S.5647 –

Flanagan)

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●

Curriculum models in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics for grades P-12●

100’s of videos of exemplary classroom teaching available to educators statewide●

Expanded content and instructional resources on EngageNY.org

● Continue technical assistance to SIG districts on teacher/leader evaluation plans● Second round of the School Innovation Fund (SIF) competitive grants program ● Make RTTT funds available to build capacity in districts with persistently lowest achieving schools● Seek legislation to empower the Regents to intervene in chronically underperforming schools

● More clinically-rich educator preparation pilot programs● Additional guidance and support to implement new teacher/leader evaluation system● Building new, more rigorous assessments for teacher/principal certification

• Education Data Portal RFPs

Data Dashboards (teacher, parent, and student access to educational data)

Content and Collaboration (public and educator access to Common Core-aligned curriculum/instructional resources)

Curriculum and Assessment

School Turnaround

Data Systems

Teachers and Leaders

Regents Reform Agenda: Next Steps

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NCLB Waiver Initiative

Concentrate efforts on those schools that most need support

Measure students’

college and career readiness

Incorporate student growth measures

Utilize new diagnostic tools to measure schools’

performance and coordinate use of funds

Assist the lowest performing five percent of the schools in the state to implement whole school reform models

Identify districts with the lowest subgroup performance (e.g. students with disabilities, English language learners, low income) and focus 5% to 15% of their Title I and II funds on improving subgroup performance

Identify Reward schools and provide them with new flexibilityTo Receive Flexibility, NY must

An Opportunity for NY to:

Set College-

and Career-Ready Standards for All Students

Develop Systems of Differentiated Recognition and Accountability

(including the use of student growth to help identify schools for support and intervention)

Support Effective Teaching and Leadership (including the use of multiple, valid measures that significantly factor student growth into teacher and principal evaluations)

Reduce Duplication and Unnecessary Burden

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State Aid to Schools

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Recommends an increase for education of $805 million, approximately 4%, aligned with the growth in personal income

•

Directs 73% of the increase in General Support for Public Schools to high-need school districts with limited ability to raise revenues under the tax cap

•

Enhances transparency and simplifies school funding by (1) incorporating the GEA into the school aid base, and (2) eliminating GEA moving forward

so there is only one formula

•

Makes tough but fair choices in reining in the growth of expense-based aids:

Controls out-year growth in BOCES Aid and Transportation Aid by focusing resources towards high-need districts

Recommends ways to moderate future Building Aid growth without affecting allocations for existing projects

Regents 2012-13 Proposal

The cap on future State aid and local revenues requires a multi-year approach with a realistic Foundation Aid that allows districts to plan 5-years ahead

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Program

2011-12 School Year

Regents 2012-13 Request

Regents Change

from BaseGeneral Purpose Aid

Adjusted Foundation Aid

Early Childhood Education/UPK

New Formula High Tax Aid

Charter School Transition Aid

Reorg. Incentive Operating Aid

$12,991$12,573

$388$0

$27$3

$13,482$12,949

$441$58$31

$3

$491$376$53$58

$4$0

Support for Students with Disabilities $792 $861 $69BOCES/Career and Technical Ed $917 $940 $23Instructional Materials Aids $281 $289 $8Expense-Based Aids $4,236 $4,397 $161Computerized Aids Subtotal $19,217 $19,969 $752All Other Aids $284 $287 $3Total GSPS* $19,501 $20,256 $755Competitive Grants $0 $50 $50Grand Total $19,501 $20,306 $805

Regents 2012-13 State Aid Proposal

*General Support for Public Schools All amounts in millions

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Impact of Caps on Local and State Revenues for School Districts

(in millions)

$79,984$75,926

$72,074$68,417

$64,946$61,651

$58,523

$56,548 $62,378$60,865$59,398$58,015$56,533$55,451

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

CURRENT COST TRENDS PROJECTED REVENUESource: New York State Board of Regents Item. “Development of 2012-13 Regents State Aid Proposal.”

http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2011Meetings/October2011/1011sad1.pdf

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School District Expenditures (2005-06 vs

2009-10)

Source: “Development of 2012-13 Regents State Aid Proposal.”

http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2011Meetings/October2011/1011sad1.pdf

($4,086)

($2,348)

($2,878)

($9,096)

($4,197)

($22,304)

($861)

($4,863)

($2,785)

($3,172)

($11,844)

($5,429)

($26,385)

($1,078)

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Mandate Relief

Recent Regents Mandate Relief Efforts

Repealed school facility report card

Repealed school bus idling reports

Provided flexibility with bus driver safety training

Repealed requirements for vision screenings for hyperopia

Provided additional certification flexibility with regard to assignment of teachers in school districts and BOCES to provide for more cost-effective operations

Regents Proposals Adopted in 2011 Mandate Relief Legislation

Biennial (instead of annual) preschool census

School bus planning based on actual ridership

and regional transportation pilot projects

Claims auditing flexibility

Shared superintendents for small districts

2012 Regents Mandate Relief Proposals

The Regents State Aid Proposal includes mandate relief recommendations so this year we will be sending you a bill to reduce even more unnecessary requirements and burdens on school districts

We have compiled a list of 151 mandates collected from the field

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/fmis/mandaterelief/home.html

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Protecting Educational Opportunity While Containing Special Education Costs

The Regents Regulatory Actions

Provided flexibility for addressing mid-year programming needs without additional cost

Eliminated unnecessary minimum service requirements

Issued proposed regulations to

align the timeframe for preschool evaluations with the school age standard of 60 days, and

reduce the paperwork burden for psychologists when they determine that a psychological reevaluation is unnecessary

Proposed Statutory Revisions

Eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements

More closely align the Committee on Special Education (CSE) to the federal requirements and eliminate the need for Sub-Committees on Special Education

Ensure more timely resolution of disputes by reducing the statute of limitations for impartial hearings from two years to one year generally and to 180 days for tuition reimbursement hearings

Allow district choice of preschool evaluators

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Adult Career and Continuing Education Services (ACCES)

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ACCES-VR helped more than 12,000 individuals with disabilities get a job for estimated annual earnings of $206 million

• Independent living centers provided services to nearly 82,000 individuals

• Provided oversight for 500 proprietary schools serving 200,000 students

• Provided adult education services for over 123,000 adults

12,1

51

12,1

94

Fully focused on our Adult Population

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High School Equivalency/ GED®

Passing the GED®

test is the primary method to achieve a Regents High School Equivalency Diploma in New York State

Changes to the GED®

test planned by GEDTS (private, for-profit company) to begin on January 1, 2014, present serious additional challenges to those seeking the High School Equivalency diploma

Computer based

Common Core-aligned –

more rigorous

GEDTS will administer the test

GEDTS will increase the per test cost

Anticipated dramatic increase of test takers before January 2014

SED is addressing these issues by:

Make the public aware of the change

Exploring alternative pathways to the High School Equivalency Diploma

New Challenges

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Cultural Education

SED operates the State museum (including research), archives and library.

More than 700,000 on-site visitors to view exhibits, do on-site research and participate in classes

Statewide programming

400,000 visitors to 9/11 exhibits in 32 locations statewide

39.5 million users of NovelNY, Archives and Library online databases

33,000 inter-library loan requests

Cultural institutions play an important role in learning and generate more than $1billion in annual economic activity

Key 2012 Statewide Actions

Contributed to Capitol restoration efforts (including Hall of Governors, Flag Room and War Room)

Civil War 150th

anniversary exhibits in Albany and statewide

1.6 million participants in statewide summer reading

Increase public access by digitizing collections

Support for 750 public libraries and 26 public broadcasters

Preservation, Research and Exhibition continue

Continued short-term exhibits and public programs

Multiple New York State focused research initiatives

Programs for and outreach to K-12 remain as focusesStatewide 9/11 exhibit New York

Remembers

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The Ultimate Goal and Our Challenge

Graduating All Students College and Career Ready

Thank You.